Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1977
One Way Love / Don't Cry Wolf was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
6.12219-01-1/1A-side runout, variant 1
6.12219-01-2/1 H1B-side runout, variant 1
6.12219-01-1/1 H1A-side runout, variant 2
6.12219-01-2/1 H1B-side runout, variant 2
A PORKY PRIME CUT. B̶U̶Y̶ ̶2̶4̶ ̶B̶-2̶U̶ BUY 24 A-1U A 1Side A runout
HAVEN'T YOU TURNED ME OVER YET COME ON BUY 24 B-2U R 2Side B runout
BUY 24-A BUY 24-ASide A label
BUY 24-AA BUY 24-BSide B label
BUY 24 A-1U G HAVEN'T YOU TURMED ME OVER YET COME ONSide A runout, stamped/etched
BUY 24 B-2U G A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, stamped/etched
BUY 24-A BUY 24-ASide A label
BUY 24-AA BUY 24-BSide B label
6.12219-01-1/1 H1Side A runout
6.12219-01-2/1 H1Side B runout
6.12 219-01-1Side A label
6.12 219-01-2Side B label
BUY 24 ASide A, Etched
BUY 24 ASide A runout, etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Belgium | Stiff Records COU-B/BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 219 / Stiff Records BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 2197", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 219 / Stiff Records BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Scramble SRS 510.049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Belgium | Stiff Records COU/B/BUY 24 / Stiff Records COU-B/BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Belgium | Stiff Records COU/B/BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Belgium | Stiff Records COU/B/BUY 24 / Stiff Records COU-B/BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 24 / Stiff Records 6.12 219First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | Earmark 40032-47", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Scramble SRS 510.049 / Stiff Records SRS 510.0497", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (The Damned) SRS510.0497", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Numbered |
16 vinyl pressings of One Way Love / Don't Cry Wolf are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 24, released December 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 24, COU/B/BUY 24, COU-B/BUY 24, 6.12 219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6.12219-01-1/1 and 6.12219-01-2/1 H1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
